BNS97
BNS Section 97: Kidnapping or abducting child under ten years of age with intent to steal from its person
Ch V · Of Offences Against Woman and Child
Gazette p.44
Punishment punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine
Copied verbatim from the section text below.
Arrest, bail & court
- Cognizable · Non-bailable · Magistrate of the first class
From the BNSS, 2023, First Schedule (machine-extracted; check the Schedule for anything consequential).
Verbatim · BNS97. Kidnapping or abducting child under ten years of age with intent to steal from its person.— Whoever kidnaps or abducts any child under the age of ten years with the intention of taking dishonestly any movable property from the person of such child, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Cite as: Section 97, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 45 of 2023)